US 11,669,205 B2
Rejection of false turns of rotary inputs for electronic devices
Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Mountain View, CA (US); Christopher M. Werner, San Jose, CA (US); Colin M. Ely, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Samuel Weiss, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/735,695.
Application 17/735,695 is a continuation of application No. 17/118,088, filed on Dec. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,347,351.
Application 17/118,088 is a continuation of application No. 16/840,336, filed on Apr. 4, 2020, granted, now 10,884,549, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Application 16/840,336 is a continuation of application No. 16/262,728, filed on Jan. 30, 2019, granted, now 10,613,685, issued on Apr. 7, 2020.
Application 16/262,728 is a continuation of application No. 16/048,081, filed on Jul. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,222,909, issued on Mar. 5, 2019.
Application 16/048,081 is a continuation of application No. 15/117,819, granted, now 10,048,802, issued on Aug. 14, 2018, previously published as PCT/US2014/016079, filed on Feb. 12, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0261111 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0418 (2013.01) [G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0421 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic watch comprising:
a housing;
a processor;
a touch screen configured to detect a touch input provided to a front surface of the electronic watch; and
a crown positioned along a side of the housing and comprising a sensor configured to detect user contact with an exterior surface of the crown, wherein the electronic watch is configured to:
determine a characteristic of an input to the crown based at least in part on information from the sensor;
in response to the characteristic of the input satisfying a condition, alter graphical content displayed on the touch screen in response to the input to the crown; and
in response to the characteristic of the input not satisfying the condition, not alter the graphical content displayed on the touch screen in response to the input of the crown.